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Student Teacher School Grade Level____________ Date ___________ Observer ____________

Subject & Lesson _______________________________________
TPE 1: Engaging Students In Learning
1. Links with students’ prior/funds of knowledge
2. Connects content to real life/st.interests
3. Uses a variety of developmentally
appropriate strategies/ resources
4. Promotes students’ critical/creative thinking
and analysis
5. Promotes supporting environm. for L1 and L2
develop.
6. Opportunities to access curric. through the
arts
7. Monitors and adjust instruction
TPE 2: Creating an Effective Environment
1. Promotes social/emotional growth
2. Uses positive intervention practices to foster a
caring community of learners
3. Creates a positive learning environment that
reflects diversity/multiple perspectives
4. Establishes healthy learn. environm.; addresses
instances of intolerance, bullying, sexism etc.
5. Uses resources to support all students including
those who suffered trauma, homelessness, foster
care, incarceration, and/or are medically fragile.
6. Maintains high expectations
Language of Instruction _________________________ Visit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
TPE 3: Organizing Instruction
1. Demonstrates subject matter competence
2. Uses knowledge of students and learning
goals to organize curriculum/ facilitate access to
content
3. Plans/teaches with current pedagogy and
interdisciplinary learning sequences
4. Supports multiple ways of expressing learning
5.Supports academic lang. develop.
6. Uses a range of instructional material and
technology to support learning
7. Models/develops digital literacy
TPE 4: Planning Instruction
1. Uses students funds of knowledge
2. Uses students developmental needs
3. Interconnects subject matter and student
needs
4. Plans,Implements instruction and Monitors
learning for student access to content
5. Uses strategies to meet student needs
6. Uses community/school resources
7. Supports a range of communication
strategies and activity modes
8. Uses technology for student engagement
TPE 5: Assessing Learning
1. Uses a variety of assessment
tools in teaching, including rubrics
2. Uses assessment data (including
IEP etc) to plan differentiated
instruction
3. Involves students in self-
assess/reflection
4. If adequate, uses technology
5. Works with specialists to interpret
assessment data

OBSERVATION COMMENTS
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